Top 100 Scientists

World Top 100 Scientists 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (870,057 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Matthew L Williams
Hate Crime
Online Hate
Cybercrime
Social Data Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
76
9,504
Jiri Priban
social theory of law
philosophy of law
jurisprudence
constitutional theory
EU law theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
64
2,585
Russell Sandberg
Law and Religion
Legal History
Family Law
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
33
1,411
Pj Blount
space law
cyberlaw
international law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
496
Nicholas (Nick) Bailey
Sociology of work
Social Justice
Health & Safety
Maritime
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
14
475
Ricardo Pereira
International Law
Environmental Law
Energy and Natural Resources Law
International Economic Law
Human Rights
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
412
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nicolette Priaulx
expertise
law
negligence
reproduction
interdisciplinarity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
382

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Sara Dezalay
Sociology of legal globalization
legal professions
postcolonial Africa
global justice
extractive economies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
287
Sharon Thompson
Family law
Feminist Theory
Legal History
Property law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
5
223
Melanie Smith
EU Law
European Administrative Law
Public Law
Enforcement of EU Law
Legitimacy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
246
Stephen W Smith
Medical Law
Bioethics
Jurisprudence
End-of-Life Decision-Making
conscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
241
Giovanni Navarria
Politics
Media
Internet
Activism
New Media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
127
Sam Varvastian
Human Rights
Environmental Law
Public Health
Climate Change
Plastic Pollution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
105
Caleb Wheeler
International Criminal Law
International Human Rights Law
Public International Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
67
Rob Wilks
equality law
employment law
discrimination
legal education
access to justice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
40
Pablo Ezquerra
criminology
computational social science
digital sociology
punitiveness
punitive attitudes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
25
Emily Kakoullis
disability law
UN CRPD
cultural contexts
participation and consultation
legal capacity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
127
Muriel Renaudin
Commercial law
contract law
comparative law
international law
harmonisation of law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
9
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Matthew L Williams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
76
9,504
Hate Crime
Online Hate
Cybercrime
Social Data Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jiri Priban
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
64
2,585
social theory of law
philosophy of law
jurisprudence
constitutional theory
EU law theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Russell Sandberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
33
1,411
Law and Religion
Legal History
Family Law
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daniel Newman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
594
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Julie Doughty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
15
395
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pj Blount
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
496
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Edwin Egede
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
409
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nicholas (Nick) Bailey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
14
475
Sociology of work
Social Justice
Health & Safety
Maritime
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ricardo Pereira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
412
International Law
Environmental Law
Energy and Natural Resources Law
International Economic Law
Human Rights
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nicolette Priaulx
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
382
expertise
law
negligence
reproduction
interdisciplinarity

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wendy Kennett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
392
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sara Dezalay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
287
Sociology of legal globalization
legal professions
postcolonial Africa
global justice
extractive economies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sharon Thompson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
223
Family law
Feminist Theory
Legal History
Property law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Melanie Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
246
EU Law
European Administrative Law
Public Law
Enforcement of EU Law
Legitimacy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stephen W Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
241
Medical Law
Bioethics
Jurisprudence
End-of-Life Decision-Making
conscience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Leanne Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
196
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Giovanni Navarria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
127
Politics
Media
Internet
Activism
New Media
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sam Varvastian
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
105
Human Rights
Environmental Law
Public Health
Climate Change
Plastic Pollution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Caleb Wheeler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
67
International Criminal Law
International Human Rights Law
Public International Law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rob Wilks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
40
equality law
employment law
discrimination
legal education
access to justice
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pablo Ezquerra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
25
criminology
computational social science
digital sociology
punitiveness
punitive attitudes
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Emily Kakoullis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
127
disability law
UN CRPD
cultural contexts
participation and consultation
legal capacity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cram F
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
52
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lizzy Willmington
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
14
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Muriel Renaudin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
9
Commercial law
contract law
comparative law
international law
harmonisation of law